Good night, good evening, good afternoon, good morning!  (Choose your time zone appropriate greeting as desired.)

Discussion time:  When I was in school, I was very much a "one story writer".  Every now and then, I might switch to another story if the first one hit a block, but generally, I never wrote multiple things at the same time.  After college, I continued very much in this same way, where I wouldn't even let myself think about writing something other than what my current project was (especially when it was exchange related and therefore time sensitive).

And then one day I took an arrow to the knee, I decided to write something besides my main project out of spite for myself and my arbitrary Highlander-esque "there can only be one" rules.

This did help relieve some of the stress of "I'm not writing AND I'm also mad at myself for it, so I'll not write even harder."  It also created a new issue where I have so many stories started but relatively few of them actually finished.

Which is a very long-winded way to ask:  what about y'all?  Do you tend to stick to one story/project until it's finished?  Do you hop from one to another depending on your mood/brain capacity/due date?  If you have multiple stories running at once, is there an order that you follow for when one gets its turn?  If you write one at a time, do you ever have times where other ideas try to muscle in on your time, and, if so, what do you do with them?

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CANON: MCU. The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.
CHARACTERS: Sam Wilson | Captain America (Anthony Mackie).
ADDITIONAL INFO: 80 Icons.
CREDIT TO: inkonic


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Hello, friends!  We're here once again.

Discussion time:  Since it's still currently Monday here, I'll pretend that's the case for all of us.  Please humor me, I have so little else.  Monday's can be hard for getting writing time.  For anyone working the typical officey/9-5 type job, it's the start of the new work week.  For anyone in school, it's usually the start of their week, too.  And for some poor fools, it's trash night!  It's me, I'm fools

BUT!  New weeks mean new starts!  So, yes, while it might mean a return to more rigid daily schedules, it might also mean that things are starting over.  The week's only just begun, so we might not have hit the "cascading unfinished tasks" portion of the week that frequently overwhelms writing plans later in the week.

So how does Monday land for you?  Are your Mondays usually more one extreme or the other?  Or are they somewhere in the middle?  Or maybe a secret third thing?

Here are the entries for this week's challenge:

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Theme Prompt: #257 – Chemistry
Title: Cosmic Cleanup
Fandom: The Marvels (Movie 2023), Captain America (Anthony Mackie Movies)
Rating/Warnings: Teen for some language. Takes place between TFATWS and The Marvels.
Bonus: yes
Word Count: 971
Summary: Sam’s first assignment as Captain America takes him to a lab with Monica (and a whole lot of science he doesn’t understand).

( Sam’s phone buzzes —for the fifth time in half an hour. )

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Di talks about science fiction, fantasy, and nonfiction on her Booktube channel BookishDi and is one of the founders of the SFF book and fandom discussion show Stitch & Bitch. She can be found on BlueSky talking about books, politics, and women's sports.

On Wednesday, April 16, the UK Supreme Court issued a ruling on the legal definition of “woman” that excluded trans women. This case challenging the Equality Act was funded in large part by JK Rowling, and she celebrated the ruling with a series of disgusting, transphobic tweets. This is just her latest action to stigmatize trans women and destroy their ability to exist in public life in the UK. Coincidentally, the same day, UK based subscription box Illumicrate announced a special edition of the upcoming book, Rose in Chains by Julie Soto. This novel is based off of her hit Draco/Hermione fanfic, "The Auction", the premise of which is Voldermort winning the war and Hermione being sold into sexual slavery to Draco Malfoy. But don’t worry, he’s a good fascist and treats her well enough that she’s willing to defend the nice Nazis (I mean Death Eaters) when their actions come to trial. Plot points and names that directly identify it as HP have been changed for the trad pub release, but at its core it is still Harry Potter fanfiction.

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Theme Prompt: 257 - Chemistry
Title: Real Science
Fandom: Doctor Who
Rating/Warnings: General
Bonus: No
Word Count: 985
Summary: Hex learns about science and why Ace loves it.

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Theme Prompt: 257 - Chemistry
Title: together again and always
Fandom: Blue Lock
Rating/Warnings: General
Bonus: Yes
Word Count: 984
Summary: Early in their time in Blue Lock, Isagi wakes and Bachira has wandered off.

( but now i'm wide awake )

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[8] Lockwood & Co.
[4] Ghost (band)



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Theme Prompt: #257 - Chemistry
Title: Basil, Bay
Fandom: Original
Rating/Warnings: General Audiences
Bonus: Yes
Word Count: 418
Summary: Gwyn attempts to make a potion, and reflects.

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Fandom: Stargate Atlantis
Characters/Pairings: Gen. Steve the Wraith, Original male character, John Sheppard
Rating: Mature
Length: 1801
Content Notes: no AO3 warnings apply. Second person POV
Creator Links: frostfire on AO3
Theme: Outsider POV, genfic

Summary: More issues, Steve's and others'.

Reccer's Notes: This is told from the POV of a young Marine, on guard outside Steve the Wraith's cell on Atlantis. He battles with the pressure Steve puts on his mind and senses, made worse by possible unresolved issues from his past. Then Sheppard visits and comprehensively distracts the Wraith, and things change. An interesting perspective and character study, and I liked the second person POV which made it more immediate, being inside the guy's thoughts. 

Fanwork Links: Predatory

Hello hello, fair friends!

Happy Easter to those who celebrate it!  Happy Chocolate Bunny Season to those who celebrate that!  And, for everyone, Happy Sunday!
(Note:  If it is no longer Sunday where you are, then Happy Monday???, if those words are allowed to go together?)

Let's get right to it.

Discussion time:  It's a brand new week, and that means activities of all kinds.  How does this week look for writing time?

CANON: MCU. Daredevil: Born Again.
CHARACTERS: Matt Murdock | Daredevil (Charlie Cox).
ADDITIONAL INFO: 135 Icons.
CREDIT TO: inkonic


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